Table 3

Association between diagnostic code position and identification of hypoglycemia


Total confirmed hypoglycemia cases
ICD-9-CM position
n (%)
250.8x
251.20
962.30
Other

1st
319 (73)
287
18
12
2
2nd
85 (19)
55
29
0
1
3rd
21 (5)
14
6
0
1
4th or higher
11 (3)
7
3
1
0
Total
436
363
56
13
4

ICD-9-CM – International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision

Ginde et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008 8:4   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-8-4